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{{about|the large energy company in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''|the president of the business whose last name is Shinra|Professor Shinra|the character from ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''|Shinra (character)}} | {{about|the large energy company in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''|the president of the business whose last name is Shinra|Professor Shinra|the character from ''[[Final Fantasy X-2]]''|Shinra (character)}} | ||
[[Image:Shinra original logo.png|thumb|200px|Company logo used for the original PlayStation release of ''Final Fantasy VII'']] | [[Image:Shinra original logo.png|thumb|200px|Company logo used for the original PlayStation release of ''Final Fantasy VII'']] | ||
The '''Shin-Ra Electric Power Company''' ('''Japanese''': 神羅電気動力株式会社, ''Shinra Denki Dōryoku Kabushiki-gaisha''), or simply the '''Shinra Company''' (神羅カンパニー, ''Shinra Kanpanī'') and sometimes spelled '''Shin-Ra''', was a powerful mega-corporation | The '''Shin-Ra Electric Power Company''' ('''Japanese''': 神羅電気動力株式会社, ''Shinra Denki Dōryoku Kabushiki-gaisha''), or simply the '''Shinra Company''' (神羅カンパニー, ''Shinra Kanpanī'') and sometimes spelled '''Shin-Ra''', was a powerful mega-corporation that appeared in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and some other installments within the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]''. Originally a small weapons development company, Shinra grew into a multi-conglomerate and de facto world government when it became responsible for developing [[mako]]. It now operates on a much smaller level but is still very important to world events. | ||
Shinra is named after the family that runs the corporation. In Japanese, the company's name is occasionally parsed "Shin-Ra". "Shinra" is written with the Japanese kanji 神羅, the individual kanji mean "god"/"divine" and "snare"/"net"/"silk". The "''Ra''" is also often used to represent Rome. This could mean capturing a god, or the essence of a god, such as Mako. | Shinra is named after the family that runs the corporation. In Japanese, the company's name is occasionally parsed "Shin-Ra". "Shinra" is written with the Japanese kanji 神羅, the individual kanji mean "god"/"divine" and "snare"/"net"/"silk". The "''Ra''" is also often used to represent Rome. This could mean capturing a god, or the essence of a god, such as Mako. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:FFVII-ShinraHierarchy.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinra corporate hierarchy]] | [[Image:FFVII-ShinraHierarchy.jpg|thumb|250px|Shinra corporate hierarchy]] | ||
Originally a small weapons development company, Shinra grew into a multi-conglomerate and de facto world government when it became responsible for developing mako. | Originally a small weapons development company, Shinra grew into a multi-conglomerate and de facto world government when it became responsible for developing mako. '''Mako Energy''' is created through the process of extracting a green ethereal substance called "'''Spirit Energy'''" from the [[Lifestream]] and out of the Planet via '''mako reactors''' where it is then condensed into a liquid and processed into a source of fuel and electrical energy. | ||
During an international war that lasted several years, Shinra Works perfected the means of manufacturing mako and its byproduct [[materia]], small spheres that allow their wielders access to magical abilities. Investing in the marketing of this substance and the mass-production of a line of elite military units called [[SOLDIER]] (individuals showered in mako and injected with the cells of the alien being [[Jenova]]), Shinra quickly brought the war to an end, and in the postwar era, gained control over the world due to the people's ever-growing dependency on Shinra's Mako Energy and materia as a source of electricity and power. | During an international war that lasted several years, Shinra Works perfected the means of manufacturing mako and its byproduct [[materia]], small spheres that allow their wielders access to magical abilities. Investing in the marketing of this substance and the mass-production of a line of elite military units called [[SOLDIER]] (individuals showered in mako and injected with the cells of the alien being [[Jenova]]), Shinra quickly brought the war to an end, and in the postwar era, gained control over the world due to the people's ever-growing dependency on Shinra's Mako Energy and materia as a source of electricity and power. | ||
Reaping incredible profits from the development — and monopolization — of these technologies, they proceeded to build the city of [[Midgar]] on the Eastern Continent, which became their capital. As the siphoning of Spirit Energy and the process of condensing it into Mako Energy within reactors is highly expensive, [[President Shinra]] began searching for the fabled Promised Land, a place he believed to be abundant in naturally-rising mako, where a new city called [[Neo-Midgar]] could be constructed. The naturally-rising Mako Energy would eliminate the need for costly reactors | Reaping incredible profits from the development — and monopolization — of these technologies, they proceeded to build the city of [[Midgar]] on the Eastern Continent, which became their capital. As the siphoning of Spirit Energy and the process of condensing it into Mako Energy within reactors is highly expensive, the greedy and ruthless [[President Shinra]] began searching for the fabled Promised Land, a place he believed to be abundant in naturally-rising mako, where a new city called [[Neo-Midgar]] could be constructed. The naturally-rising Mako Energy would eliminate the need for costly reactors. | ||
Despite being classified as a corporation, during Shinra's height it operated more like a government than a typical company, as it has a standing military with various specialized operatives, and local politicians — such as Domino, the mayor of Midgar — were housed as employees within Shinra Headquarters, in the very center of Midgar. | Despite being classified as a corporation, during Shinra's height it operated more like a government than a typical company, as it has a standing military with various specialized operatives, and local politicians — such as Domino, the mayor of Midgar — were housed as employees within Shinra Headquarters, in the very center of Midgar. | ||
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Shinra was comprised of several departments: Urban Development (headed by Reeve Tuesti); Public Safety Maintenance (headed by Heidegger); Weapons Development (headed by Scarlet); Science (headed by [[Professor Hojo]]); and Space Exploration (headed by Palmer). At some point, Heidegger, Scarlet and Hojo were all killed, and their respective departments collapsed with their demises. Palmer's department was also deemed obsolete, as Shinra abandoned its space exploration programs. | Shinra was comprised of several departments: Urban Development (headed by Reeve Tuesti); Public Safety Maintenance (headed by Heidegger); Weapons Development (headed by Scarlet); Science (headed by [[Professor Hojo]]); and Space Exploration (headed by Palmer). At some point, Heidegger, Scarlet and Hojo were all killed, and their respective departments collapsed with their demises. Palmer's department was also deemed obsolete, as Shinra abandoned its space exploration programs. | ||
Shinra owned and operated the city of Midgar, the city of | Shinra owned and operated the city of Midgar, the city of Junon and its accompanied military base, the rebuilt city of Nibelheim and the various mako reactors scattered around [[The Planet]]. They also financed the building and operation of the Gold Saucer, a combined amusement park-casino entertainment complex. There were 8 mako reactors around Midgar, the Mt. Nibel reactor, the [[Corel]] reactor, the [[Gongaga]] reactor, the undersea reactor at Junon and the [[Fort Condor]] reactor. The Fort Condor reactor was no longer in operation by the time of AVALANCHE's assault on the eight Mako Reactors of Midgar, and the Gongaga reactor suffered a meltdown, suspending operations there. Reactors 1 and 5 in Midgar were destroyed by [[AVALANCHE]], but reactor 5 was later repaired. | ||
Two years after | Two years after [[the Meteor Crisis]] and the collapse of Shinra, Inc, President [[Rufus Shinra]] and the [[Turks]] began investigating the aftermath. Rufus, who had resurfaced since his apparent death two years earlier, was intent on rebuilding Shinra but also in repaying his ''debt'' to the planet. | ||
==Departments== | ==Departments== | ||
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==Criticism and controversy== | ==Criticism and controversy== | ||
The Shinra Corporation was heavily criticized by AVALANCHE for the company's extraction of mako energy from the planet. Shinra was also unpopular with the public for their destruction of villages and wildlife. In protest to Shinra's propaganda and factual distortions, an anti-Shinra news service called "Shinra Truths" appeared. | The Shinra Corporation was heavily criticized by insurgent eco-terrorist organization [[AVALANCHE]] for the company's extraction of mako energy from the planet. Shinra was also unpopular with the public for their destruction of villages and wildlife. In protest to Shinra's propaganda and factual distortions, an anti-Shinra news service called "Shinra Truths" appeared. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |